Tim Schaub
Principal Geospatial Architect
Bozeman, Montana, United States
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Tim Schaub is a Principal Geospatial Architect with 19 years of experience building and leading geospatial software engineering efforts, currently shaping spatial products at Planet from his base in Bozeman, Montana. He blends deep domain expertise in remote sensing and GIS with hands-on systems work across back-end, full-stack, and front-end projects, including contributions to high-profile open-source tooling like JSDoc, ESLint, Apache Arrow, and MapTiler’s tileserver. Previously VP of Engineering at Boundless/OpenGeo, he has a proven track record of shipping browser-based vector rendering and editing features, running developer trainings, and steering product architectures. His technical breadth spans low-level file and testing work (mock-fs, geotiff.js) to server-side optimizations and JavaScript engine integration for GeoServer, reflecting a pragmatic focus on performance and reliability. With an MS in Geology focused on remote sensing and a BS in Math and Natural Science, he brings both rigorous scientific background and engineering rigor to geospatial problems. Colleagues describe him as an engineer who moves effortlessly between research-grade algorithms and production-ready systems, quietly optimizing developer experience and resilience.
19 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., Geology, Focus on Remote Sensing, M.S., Geology, Focus on Remote Sensing at University of WashingtonB.S., Math, Natural Science, B.S., Math, Natural Science at University of Puget Sound
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (59)
unit-testing10
static-code-analysis10
filesystem10
javascript10
react-components10
expressjs10
testing10
geoserver10
command-line-arguments10
server-configuration10
eslint10
system-design10
react-component10
java10
rhino10
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
tschaub/mock-fs
Nov 2013 - Jan 2023
Configurable mock for the fs module
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:12 releases, 23 reviews, 495 commits in 9 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily worked on implementing the core file system functionality within the project. Their contributions involved the creation of mock file and directory structures, including their respective constructors and methods. They introduced features for managing file content, including set/get content functionality and time/mode setting, while also building core components like the file system itself. The user implemented the basics of a binding module providing functionalities like stat, read, write and others related to the filesystem.
mockmockingconfigurable
tschaub/gh-pages
Mar 2014 - Jan 2023
General purpose task for publishing files to a gh-pages branch on GitHub
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:16 releases, 27 reviews, 259 commits in 8 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily focused on improving the project's documentation and implementing core functionalities. Their work involved adding and refining documentation blocks, making the code more generic, and adding tests for utility functions. The user also updated the linter and created a task for generating a changelog, indicating a focus on project maintainability and developer experience. Furthermore, they removed a dependency and reworked error handling.
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